Black Rock Editions: Exhibition Guide

"Magic Hand is a portrait of this uncertain time in our lives. I wanted to draw hands that have both sides of good and evil: hands that touch, fix, cure, express, fight, and pray. I used various symbolic imagery, including the "powerful hand" and the milagros charms to represent peoples' beliefs and their cultures in this confusing time." -JM

"This piece is a meant to be playful social commentary that allows viewers to imagine Native peoples included in conversations of mainstream culture, countering stereotypes and preconceived notions of Native peoples. Our vision and intimate relationship to our communities are precisely what make Native artists the people best equipped to convey the allure, strength, and complexity of contemporary Native life." -DR